Welcome to the Information Website for the Winston Weaver Business Settlement.
If you are an entity that maintained a place of business or charitable organization within the one-mile evacuation zone of the Winston Weaver facility on January 31, 2022, and sustained economic and/or nuisance-related damages caused by the fire and evacuation, excluding personal injury, you may be entitled to a cash payment from a Settlement.
Si usted es una entidad que mantenía un establecimiento comercial o una organización benéfica dentro de la zona de evacuación de una milla de las instalaciones de Winston Weaver el 31 de enero de 2022, y sufrió daños económicos o relacionados con molestias causados por el incendio y la evacuación, excluyendo lesiones personales, es posible que tenga derecho a recibir un pago en efectivo de un Acuerdo de Conciliación.
A $4,500,000 million Settlement has been reached in a Class Action lawsuit against Winston Weaver Co., Inc. (“Defendant”) arising out of an evacuation as a result of a fire (“Incident”). The lawsuit alleges damages resulting from Defendant’s negligence, negligence per se, gross negligence, private nuisance, and/or public nuisance which proximately caused the fire and subsequent evacuation. The Defendant denies any wrongdoing.
The Business Class includes: Any lawful, organized activity or enterprise, such as a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or sole proprietorship, that engages in commercial, industrial, or professional activities to provide goods or services, either for profit or to further a non-profit mission, that operated or was located within the one-mile evacuation zone of the Winston Weaver facility on January 31, 2022, and sustained economic and/or nuisance-related damages caused by the fire and evacuation, excluding damages arising from personal injury. “Business” does not include unlawful, recreational, or hobbyist activities, or temporarily peddling goods or services in a residential area.
If you are a Business Class Member, you can submit a Claim Form for the following benefits:
Flat Election Payment (Pago Único a Elegir): You may submit a Claim Form without documentation for a flat $10,000 payment per Business Class Member; OR
Actual Net Business Loss (Pérdidas netas reales comerciales): You may submit a Claim Form with documentation for substantiated actual net business losses attributable to the Incident; AND
Extraordinary Loss or Property Damage (Pérdida extraordinaria o daños materiales): You may submit a Claim Form with supporting documentation showing repairs and/or replacement costs with strict itemization for losses reasonably linked to the Incident. If you select the Flat Election Payment, your Extraordinary Loss or Property Damage claim will be capped at $25,000 per Business Class Member.
Your payment may be subject to a pro rata (a legal term meaning equal share) decrease depending upon the total value of timely and valid Claim Forms.
Recently, notice was provided regarding a settlement with natural persons affected by the Incident. This Settlement does not include natural persons.
If you are a Settlement Class Member, this lawsuit affects your rights whether you act or don’t act. These rights and options–and the deadlines to exercise them–are explained on this website. Please read carefully.
If you did not receive a notice and are without a Unique ID and PIN, please download the appropriate Claim Form(s) and mail to the Settlement Administrator no later than July 15, 2026.
Si no recibió un aviso y no cuenta con un ID Único y un PIN, descargue el(los) Formulario(s) de Reclamación correspondiente(s) y envíelos por correo al Administrador del Acuerdo a más tardar el 15 de julio de 2026.
If you are a Settlement Class Member, this lawsuit affects your rights whether you act or don’t act. These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained on this website. Please read carefully.